Guest guest Posted May 4, 2010 Report Share Posted May 4, 2010 Perhaps if you dried them first you could make a flour-like substance out of them. Does anyone have any experience with this? From: Melody <eliz7212@...> Subject: Question about making flour Date: Tuesday, May 4, 2010, 11:46 AM  Hi All!! I don't like to use white flour because I'm diabetic. I do like, when I am breading my fish, or veggies, to dip in flower, then egg whites, and then bread crumbs and pan fry for a short time. I like the taste, but I don't want the carbs. Can I do the following: Take my sprouted mung beans (I've gone back and I'm having GREAT success. Well, can I take the batch of my sprouted mung beans, put them in my grinder and grind them up, and use THIS instead of flour? Would there be the same amount of carbs than if I used regular white flour? And if I could do this with mung beans, well, what else can I grind? I don't do millet or amaranth, or the other grains (but now that I have a grinder), well I could grind them AFTER sprouted? Is this right? I'm not into making any kind of bread but I do like to bread my veggies and fish sometimes. I just want to have an option. Since the mung beans SPROUT so good. Can they be ground up into a kind of flour? Thanks to anyone who can answer. Melody Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 4, 2010 Report Share Posted May 4, 2010 Melody, let me share my fish recipe with you. Spray a skillet with Pam - or your brand. Heat the skillet. Have a beer open and ready. Quickly sear the fish on both sides and pour one inch of beer in the skillet. Sprinkle the fish with dill weed. Salt and pepper to taste. Bring the beer to a boil. Cover. Reduce to simmer until the beer is gone. The alcohol will be gone and you will have the moistest fish you ever ate. If you don't normally have beer in the house, this recipe is worth buying one can. Use the remainder of the beer in a snail trap. ew Question about making flour Hi All!! I don't like to use white flour because I'm diabetic. I do like, when I am breading my fish, or veggies, to dip in flower, then egg whites, and then bread crumbs and pan fry for a short time. I like the taste, but I don't want the carbs. Can I do the following: Take my sprouted mung beans (I've gone back and I'm having GREAT success. Well, can I take the batch of my sprouted mung beans, put them in my grinder and grind them up, and use THIS instead of flour? Would there be the same amount of carbs than if I used regular white flour? And if I could do this with mung beans, well, what else can I grind? I don't do millet or amaranth, or the other grains (but now that I have a grinder), well I could grind them AFTER sprouted? Is this right? I'm not into making any kind of bread but I do like to bread my veggies and fish sometimes. I just want to have an option. Since the mung beans SPROUT so good. Can they be ground up into a kind of flour? Thanks to anyone who can answer. Melody Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 5, 2010 Report Share Posted May 5, 2010 Oooh, look what I just found on the internet about Bean Sprouts!! Food Item: Bean Sprouts Food Quantity: 1 oz Carbs: 1.5g Dietary Fiber: 0.5g Net Carbs: 1g Bean Sprouts and Diet Legumes (like Bean Sprouts), have a high carb count but a much lower " net carb " or " digestible carb " content. They contain several vitamins and minerals. They are a good source of dietary fiber, which has a number of health benefits. For example, fiber helps protect against digestive disorders and disease. According to at least one clinical diet study, an eating-plan rich in beans can help patients with either type 2 or type 1 diabetes to reduce their daily insulin intake. Healthy low carb diets typically recommend beans in later phases of the diet plan. _________________________________________________________________ So here's my thinking. If my grinding these up is successful, and I bread my stuff with these INSTEAD of white flour or breadcrumbs, imagine the benefits. This is SO cool!!! Melody Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 5, 2010 Report Share Posted May 5, 2010 According to the USDA Nutrient data base mung sprouts have 6.18 net carbs per 104 grams total weight. ________________________________ From: Melody <eliz7212@...> Sent: Wed, May 5, 2010 10:18:16 AM Subject: Re: Question about making flour Okay!! So we are talking about me sprouting mung beans for 3 days MAYBE 4, until they are 1/4 inch long (no big long sprouts, right?) Then I put them in DIRECT sunlight in order for them to dry (maybe one hour (or more???) Then I take these and put them in my grinder, and grind away. Then I refrigerate whatever I make and use them for breading? Did I get this right? Now here's a question. Compared to white flour, and regular breadcrumbs, are these low carb or no carb?? Thanks, MUCH HELPFUL, believe me. Melody > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > From: Melody <eliz7212@ .> > > > > > Subject: Question about making flour > > > > > > > > > > Date: Tuesday, May 4, 2010, 11:46 AM > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >  > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi All!! > > > > > > > > > > I don't like to use white flour because I'm diabetic. I do like, when I am breading my fish, or veggies, to dip in flower, then egg whites, and then bread crumbs and pan fry for a short time. I like the taste, but I don't want the carbs. > > > > > > > > > > Can I do the following: > > > > > > > > > > Take my sprouted mung beans (I've gone back and I'm having GREAT success. Well, can I take the batch of my sprouted mung beans, put them in my grinder and grind them up, and use THIS instead of flour? Would there be the same amount of carbs than if I used regular white flour? > > > > > > > > > > And if I could do this with mung beans, well, what else can I grind? I don't do millet or amaranth, or the other grains (but now that I have a grinder), well I could grind them AFTER sprouted? Is this right? > > > > > > > > > > I'm not into making any kind of bread but I do like to bread my veggies and fish sometimes. I just want to have an option. > > > > > > > > > > Since the mung beans SPROUT so good. Can they be ground up into a kind of flour? > > > > > > > > > > Thanks to anyone who can answer. > > > > > > > > > > Melody > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 5, 2010 Report Share Posted May 5, 2010 Approximately one half cup. Lee On May 5, 2010, at 9:04 PM, Melody wrote: > And how much exactly is 104 grams? I have no idea. I stink at math. > > lol > melody Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 5, 2010 Report Share Posted May 5, 2010 100 grams of mung bean sprouts is a little over a cup, according to the USDA Database. ________________________________ From: Melody <eliz7212@...> Sent: Wed, May 5, 2010 8:04:42 PM Subject: Re: Question about making flour And how much exactly is 104 grams? I have no idea. I stink at math. lol melody > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > From: Melody <eliz7212@ .> > > > > > > > Subject: Question about making flour > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Date: Tuesday, May 4, 2010, 11:46 AM > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ÃÆ'‚Â > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi All!! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I don't like to use white flour because I'm diabetic. I do like, when I am breading my fish, or veggies, to dip in flower, then egg whites, and then bread crumbs and pan fry for a short time. I like the taste, but I don't want the carbs. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Can I do the following: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Take my sprouted mung beans (I've gone back and I'm having GREAT success. Well, can I take the batch of my sprouted mung beans, put them in my grinder and grind them up, and use THIS instead of flour? Would there be the same amount of carbs than if I used regular white flour? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > And if I could do this with mung beans, well, what else can I grind? I don't do millet or amaranth, or the other grains (but now that I have a grinder), well I could grind them AFTER sprouted? Is this right? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm not into making any kind of bread but I do like to bread my veggies and fish sometimes. I just want to have an option. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Since the mung beans SPROUT so good. Can they be ground up into a kind of flour? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks to anyone who can answer. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Melody > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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